Previous Turner Prize winners are: 1984 Malcolm Morley; 1985 Howard Hodgkin; 1986 Gilbert & George; 1987 Richard Deacon; 1988 Tony Cragg; 1989 Richard Long; 1990 (Prize suspended); 1991 Anish Kapoor; 1992 Grenville Davey; 1993 Rachel Whiteread; 1994 Antony Gormley; 1995 Damien Hirst; 1996 Douglas Gordon; 1997 Gillian Wearing; 1998 Chris Ofili; 1999 Steve McQueen; 2000 Wolfgang Tillmans; 2001 Martin Creed; 2002 Keith Tyson; 2003 Grayson Perry; 2004 Jeremy Deller; 2005 Simon Starling; 2006 Tomma Abts; 2007 Mark Wallinger; 2008 Mark Leckey; 2009 Richard Wright; 2010 Susan Philipsz; 2011 Martin Boyce; 2012 Elizabeth Price; 2013 Laure Prouvost; 2014 Duncan Campbell; 2015 Assemble; 2016 Helen Marten.
About Lubaina Himid
Lubaina Himid was born in 1954 in Zanzibar, Tanzania. She studied Theatre Design at Wimbledon College of Art and an M.A in Cultural History at the Royal College of Art. She is Professor of Contemporary Art at the University of Central Lancashire. Recent solo exhibitions include Navigation Charts, Spike Island, Bristol, UK and Invisible Strategies, Modern Art Oxford, Oxford, UK (both 2017). Recent group exhibitions include The Place is Here, Nottingham Contemporary, Nottingham, UK (2017); The 1980s Today’s Beginnings?, Van Abbe Museum, Eindhoven, Netherlands (2016); Keywords, Tate Liverpool, UK (2014); and Burning Down the House, Gwangju Biennale, South Korea (2014). From 1986-1990 Himid was director of the Elbow Room and has curated exhibitions including Carte de Visite, Hollybush Gardens, London, UK (2015); The Thin Black Line, ICA, London, UK (1986); and Critical, Donald Rodney, Rochdale Art Gallery, Rochdale, UK (1989).
Lubaina Himid is 63 and lives and works in Preston.
About Goldie
Ever since DJ, producer and artist Goldie burst on to the graffiti scene almost 30 years ago, his life has been dedicated to the creation of extraordinary art and music. Growing up in children’s homes in the West Midlands, Goldie's musical and artistic talent has taken him around the world and seen him collaborate with the likes of David Bowie and Noel Gallagher, producing influential and revolutionary albums including Terminator, Angel and Timeless. Goldie has also worked across film, including starring in Everybody Loves Sunshine, The World Is Not Enough and Snatch. Accolades include being selected as one of the BBC’s New Elizabethans, 60 people – ranging from David Hockney to Roald Dahl, David Bowie and Tim Berners-Lee – who have helped shape British culture during the reign of Elizabeth II. In January 2016, Goldie was awarded an MBE in the Queen’s New Year Honours.
Hull UK City of Culture 2017
Hull UK City of Culture 2017 is a 365 day programme of cultural events and creativity inspired by the city and told to the world. Hull secured the title of UK City of Culture 2017 in November 2013. It is only the second city to hold the title and the first in England. Divided into four seasons, this nationally significant event draws on the distinctive spirit of the city and the artists, writers, directors, musicians, revolutionaries and thinkers that have contributed to the development of art and ideas. The Culture Company was set up to deliver the Hull 2017 programme and is an independent organisation with charitable status. It has raised £32 million, with over 70 partners supporting the project, including public bodies, trusts and foundations and local and national businesses. Key contributions are coming from: Host City – Hull City Council; Principal Partners - Arts Council England, BBC, Big Lottery Fund, East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Heritage Lottery Fund, KCOM, KWL, Spirit of 2012, Yorkshire Water and the University of Hull; Major Partners –Associated British Ports, Arco, BP, the British Council, British Film Institute, Green Port Hull, Hull Clinical Commissioning Group, MKM Building Supplies, P&O Ferries, Paul Hamlyn Foundation, Sewell Group, Siemens, Smith & Nephew and Wykeland Group. The National Lottery has contributed more than £10m of this funding, making it the largest single funding body for Hull 2017. www.hull2017.co.uk
Ferens Art Gallery
Opened in 1927, the Ferens Art Gallery was gifted to the city by TR Ferens, a local industrialist who also established a purchasing fund that has allowed the Ferens' collections to grow in quality and range. From the outset, the gallery has acquired and commissioned works by living artists and was the first regional public institution to acquire a work by David Hockney in 1962. More recent acquisitions include a contemporary neon artwork by two Dutch contemporary artists, Bik van der Pol, and a nationally significant 14th century masterpiece by Pietro Lorenzetti. The gallery's notable permanent collection includes works by Frans Hals, Canaletto, Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth and Mark Wallinger. Regarded as one of the finest regional art galleries in the country and home to work by renowned artists from the 14th century to the present day, the gallery has undergone its biggest refurbishment upgrading its temperature, humidity and control systems. Since re-opening on 13 January 2017, following a £5.2 million refurbishment, the gallery has welcomed unprecedented visitor numbers and was claimed by the Guardian's Art Critic as "a masterpiece in itself".
The Turner Prize on the BBC
In 2016, the BBC and Tate announced a three-year partnership which will see the BBC support the Turner Prize across a range of its platforms. This year a special episode of BBC Two’s Front Row profiled the four shortlisted artists as they prepared for the exhibition in Hull, while BBC Radio 6 Music asked listeners to create their own pieces of art inspired by music featured on Mary Anne Hobbs’ programme. BBC News will broadcast the award ceremony live from Hull Minster as the winner of the Turner Prize 2017 is announced. This partnership is part of the BBC’s ongoing commitment to arts programming – “the greatest commitment to arts for a generation” as announced by the Director General in 2014. The BBC aims to provide the broadest range and depth of music and arts programmes across television, radio and online. It creates non-commercial partnerships with the arts sector that go beyond broadcast, from sharing expertise to encouraging cross collaboration and creation in order to widen public engagement in UK arts. It aims to provide context through original, fresh discussion and perspectives and is the biggest investor and creator of original arts and music programming.
